The psychological and environmental aspects impacting the willingness to communicate in foreign language acquisition

Abstract EN

The achievement of successful language acquisition can be determined by the ability of learners to communicate effectively and accurately in real life situations.

yet, many language learners prefer to remain silent rather than speak when given the chance to express themselves, even if they have good language competence.

therefore, the present study attempts to investigate the extent to which psychological and environmental factors affect learners’ speaking ability and their willingness to communicate (WTC).

to this end, field study was conducted in the English department at the university of Tlemcen, in which data were gathered from 53 second-year students and 4 teachers of English.

the research instruments consist of questionnaires for students and a semi-structured interview with teachers.

results revealed that psychological and environmental factors have an impact on the willingness to communicate in learning English as a foreign language.